Mad Max 1 lobby card: Max (Mel Gibson) next to an overturned car

Lobby card for Max Max shows Max (Mel Gibson) next to an overturned car

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Title:

Mad Max 1 lobby card: Max (Mel Gibson) next to an overturned car

NFSA ID

1295142

Year

1979

Summary

A good example of the Unflinching Walk cinema trope. Max stands calm and resolute while behind is a crashed car and bodies. It is an inage that sums up the character and was used on a number of posters for the film.

CREDITS

Production company

Kennedy Miller

1970s

lobby cards

Mel Gibson

Mad Max

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